Intragroup processes and teamwork within a successful chamber choir

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 357-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melrona Kirrane ◽  
Cliodhna O'Connor ◽  
Ann-Marie Dunne ◽  
Patricia Moriarty
Keyword(s):  
Chamber Choir ◽  
Intragroup Processes

scholarly journals A group processes approach to antiscience beliefs and endorsement of “alternative facts”

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 513-517
Author(s):  
Bastiaan T. Rutjens ◽  
Sander van der Linden ◽  
Romy van der Lee ◽  
Natalia Zarzeczna
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Biases ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Psychological Study ◽  
Alternative Facts ◽  
Intragroup Processes ◽  
Group Identities

The global spread of antiscience beliefs, misinformation, fake news, and conspiracy theories is posing a threat to the well-being of individuals and societies worldwide. Accordingly, research on why people increasingly doubt science and endorse “alternative facts” is flourishing. Much of this work has focused on identifying cognitive biases and individual differences. Importantly, however, the reasons that lead people to question mainstream scientific findings and share misinformation are also inherently tied to social processes that emerge out of divisive commitments to group identities and worldviews. In this special issue, we focus on the important and thus far neglected role of group processes in motivating science skepticism. The articles that feature in this special issue cover three core areas: the group-based roots of antiscience attitudes; the intergroup dynamics between science and conspiratorial thinking; and finally, insights about science denial related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Across all articles, we highlight the role of worldviews, identities, norms, religion, and other inter- and intragroup processes that shape antiscientific attitudes. We hope that this collection will inspire future research endeavors that take a group processes approach to the social psychological study of science skepticism.

Lucie Brosseau, Music Librarian, Les Violons du Roy (Chamber Orchestra) and La Chapelle de Québec (Chamber Choir)

2022 ◽  
pp. 231-238
Author(s):  
Patrick Lo ◽  
Robert Sutherland ◽  
Wei-En Hsu ◽  
Russ Girsberger
Keyword(s):  
Chamber Orchestra ◽  
Chamber Choir

James Wood's ‘Stoicheia’ and ‘Oreion’

Tempo ◽  
1990 ◽  
pp. 20-25
Author(s):  
John Warnaby
Keyword(s):  
Summer School ◽  
Contemporary Music ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Choral Conductor ◽  
Chamber Choir ◽  
New London

Although James Wood has been in the forefront of contemporary music as both choral conductor and percussionist, directing the New London Chamber Choir in many new works, and organizing the Darmstadt Summer School Percussion Course for several years, his own compositions have little in common with the mainstream of postwar European music. It might be assumed that his interest in ancient Greek rhythms, together with their Indian and Chinese equivalents, stems from his association with the music of Xenakis; but he has never shown any inclination to use complex mathematical formulae, and has probably been less concerned than almost any other contemporary composer with the organization of pitch.

The Music of Richard Allain

Tempo ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 59 (234) ◽  
pp. 72-73
Author(s):  
Jill Barlow
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Choral Works ◽  
Chamber Choir ◽  
Youth Choir

RICHARD ALLAIN : ‘When I'm Gone’ – choral works performed by Laudibus (Chamber Choir) and National Youth Choir of Great Britain, c. Mike Brewer. Delphian DCD34026.

scholarly journals THE STANDARD OF CHORAL SOUND IN THE PERFORMANCE INTERPRETATION OF UKRAINIAN SACRED MUSIC

2020 ◽  
pp. 19-25
Author(s):  
Anastasiia Pater
Keyword(s):  
Aesthetic Experience ◽  
Sacred Music ◽  
Spiritual Experiences ◽  
Musical Work ◽  
Living Matter ◽  
Performance Style ◽  
Performance Skills ◽  
Music Making ◽  
Chamber Choir ◽  
Performance Interpretation

The article highlights the issue of achieving a sound standard in the performance interpretation of sacred music by Ukrainian choral groups, which is relevant in the process of understanding the intonation-figurative sphere of performance. We believe that the standard performance version is the performance embodiment of a musical work that corresponds to the sound ideals characteristic of a certain tradition. The sound standard covers a complex of aesthetic and performing means that form a system of physiologically-technological technical-virtuosic, artistic-aesthetic components of the reference sound. Based on the analysis of the choral concert of Maxim Berezovsky "Don't reject me in my old age" in the performance versions of the Lviv state academic men's choral Capella "Dudarik" (conductor – Nikolay Katsal) and the Kiev chamber choir named after B. Lyatoshinsky (conductor – Viktor Ikonnik), the measure of compliance of their performance with the standard parameters of sound is traced.In the performance skills of both groups, the ability to reinterpret a musical work in accordance with its verbal basis can be traced. Depending on the figurative content, a rational reserved approach is used, devoid of emotional sound expression, or, in another situation, the secrets of spiritual experiences are soulfully transmitted. This mobility in the sense of the laws of eternal beauty and the ability to embody them in choral sonority, the combination of properties of the conscious and unconscious, determine the features of performing thinking inherent in the Ukrainian national choral art. The performance of the choral Capella "dudarik" truthfully conveys the performance style of the XVIII century, in which M. Berezovsky created. The combination of high light trebles, timbre- free soft Altos, ringing tenor groups and deep basses creates an impression of directness and sincerity in the transmission of spiritual content. But the choral intonation of the Kiev chamber choir appeals to the Western European style of music making, which is characterized by the most accurate reproduction of the elements of articulation specified in the composer's text – strokes, accents, caesuras, dynamic palette. At the same time, the balance of the single timbre ensemble of the choir with the deep "heart" sound paint characteristic of the Ukrainian tradition is preserved. The interpretation of musical architectonics by both groups brings its own uniqueness to their performing style and image-sound paint – and this is the ability to perceive and report the living matter of the work, to reincarnate the essential meanings of the national spiritual and aesthetic experience. Each of the considered performance versions corresponds to the essential characteristics of the reference sound.

scholarly journals How participation in collective action changes relationships, behaviours, and beliefs: An interview study of the role of inter- and intragroup processes

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Vestergren ◽  
John Drury ◽  
Eva Hammar Chiriac
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Theoretical Explanation ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Intergroup Interaction ◽  
Psychological Changes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Intragroup Processes ◽  
Social Identity Approach

Research has shown that numerous psychological changes can occur in and through collective action. Previous research on psychological consequences of participation in collective action has mainly focused on one change at a time and has rarely included a theoretical explanation for the change. The present study therefore investigates the range and possible connections between changes occurring in collective action. We interviewed participants (n = 28) involved in an environmental campaign in Sweden which included interaction with the police. Through thematic analysis of the data we found that the participants connected several psychological changes to aspects of their participation. Specifically, participants related these changes to two intertwined processes: intergroup interaction and intragroup interaction. We suggest that intergroup interaction (specifically conflict with the police outgroup) can affect intragroup processes (e.g., support and unity), which in turn can influence psychological change (e.g., empowerment and skills). Through the study, we develop and contribute to previous research by: 1) documenting a range of possible changes occurring through collective action participation, and 2) exploring the different psychological processes related to the changes. The implications of this research and future challenges are discussed in relation to developing the social identity approach.

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